Legal Opinion
Brown v. Serpas
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 20, 2013No. 2012-CA-1308PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DANIEL L. DYSART, Judge.
| plaintiff Ethan Brown appeals the district court’s ruling denying his request, under the Public Records Act, to obtain certain supplemental police reports. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the district court’s ruling and remand for further proceedings.
BACKGROUND:
Ethan Brown filed a Petition for Writ of Mandamus under the Louisiana Public Records Act, naming Roñal Serpas as the defendant, both in his capacity as superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department and as custodian of the records maintained by the department (hereinafter referred to collectively…
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- Alliance for Affordable Energy v. FrickLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1997
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